A Palm Coast resident was arrested this week for allegedly exposing himself at Ellianos Coffee. 29-year-old Cory White is accused of showing his genitals in the drive-thru.
The incident was reported to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on May 13. They were told that a customer pulled up in a dark van. Once he got to the window, the suspect is said to have engaged in strange gestures such as rubbing a $20 bill across his erection with it still in his shorts. He allegedly tried to lure the employee’s gaze to that area.
The employee who first served White is then said to have gotten another employee for help. By this point, White reportedly pulled his genitalia out of his shorts and was ‘moving it around’ in front of the employees. He was given his coffee and told to leave on account of the several vehicles behind him in line.
After investigating the incident, deputies became aware of the phone number and rewards account used to place the coffee order. That led them to identify White as their suspect. Upon showing the employee a photo lineup, they were able to pick White as the man who allegedly exposed himself.
Six days after the incident on May 19, deputies interviewed White at his residence in Palm Coast’s W Section. According to the FCSO’s report of the incident, he acknowledged that he went to Ellianos Coffee but said he didn’t expose himself. White reportedly told deputies it’s possible employees saw the outline of his genitals through his shorts.
Further along in the interview, White is said to have told employees that he isn’t having needs met while he’s at home. “I’m a dude, and the urge is always there for sure,” he said according to the FCSO. But, he said, he avoids public gratification thanks to a 2023 arrest and subsequent guilty plea for exposing himself in a GameStop parking lot.
Cory White was arrested, charged with exposure of sex organs, second offense. He was booked into the county jail on Tuesday and released later that day on bond. White has prior arrests in Flagler County for domestic battery with bodily harm, burglary, grand theft, petty theft, criminal mischief, and trespassing among other charges.
“This is the second case in just a few months that we have arrested perverts exposing themselves to innocent workers at a drive-thru,” said Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly. “This kind of behavior is disgusting, and no employee just trying to work should be exposed to this type of behavior. This is White’s second time he has been arrested for this type of behavior. Since he didn’t learn last time, he needs a harsh penalty and get the help he needs before he continues to escalate his disturbing behavior.”
